“All men are more concerned to recover what they lose than to acquire what they lack.”

The smaller the mind, the greater the conceit.

You can fool people some of the time, but you can’t fool them all of the time.

United we stand; divided we fall.

One story sounds good until another is told.

Self-help is the best help.

We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction.

The level of our success is limited only by our imagination and no act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted.

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

It is wise to turn circumstances to good account.

We should look to the mind, and not to the outward appearance.

Do not tell others how to act unless you can set a good example.

Look and see which way the wind blows before you commit yourself.

In serving the wicked, expect no reward, and be thankful if you escape injury for your pains.

Those who cry the loudest are not always the ones who are hurt the most.

Poverty with security is better than plenty in the midst of fear and uncertainty.

After all is said and done, more is said than done.

Bodily exercise, when compulsory, does no harm to the body; but knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind.

I conclude that the musical notes and rhythms were first acquired by the male or female progenitors of mankind for the sake of charming the opposite sex.

Abundance is not something we acquire. It is something we tune into.

The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.

We acquire the strength we have overcome.

The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.

Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.

Growing up is losing some illusions, in order to acquire others.